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Colour

#FF9C36

  • #FF9C36
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orange

#FF9C36 is a orange with RGB values 255, 156, 54 and HSL 30°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orange.

Colour values

#FF9C36#FF9C36
HEX#FF9C36
RGBrgb(255, 156, 54)
RGB (0–1)1, 0.6118, 0.2118
RGB percentages100%, 61.2%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(30.4, 100%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(30.4, 78.8%, 100%)
CMYK0%, 38.8%, 78.8%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,751,670
CSS custom property--colour: #FF9C36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#0063C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBA625no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2BC37no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Tritanopia#FF8688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orange · ΔE 13.1Orange · ΔE 15Sandy brown · ΔE 19.6Chocolate · ΔE 20.5Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5Peru · ΔE 22.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark orange (#FF8C00)ΔE 13.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3699FF
Analogous#FF3736, #FEFF36
Triadic#36FF9C, #9C36FF
Split complementary#36FDFF, #3836FF
Tetradic#36FF38, #3699FF, #FF36FD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFE7CF
Lighter +20%#FFCE9C
Lighter +10%#FFB569
Darker −10%#FF8303
Darker −20%#CF6900
Darker −30%#9C4F00
Darker −40%#693500
More saturated +25%#FF9C36
Less saturated −25%#E69C4F

Channel breakdown

R255
G156
B54
Red255 (100%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue30.45°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR FF · G 9C · B 36

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